Alex Caffi is a racing driver from Italy who last raced in Formula 1 for Footwork. Caffi has recorded 0 wins and 0 podiums from 56 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 4,970 ranks Caffi 340th of 15,348 indexed drivers, on an Elo scale where the strongest reach the low five figures. It is built from every indexed race in the driver's file, decayed for time since their last race.
| 1991-11-03 | Adelaide Street Circuit | P15 | −19 |
| 1991-10-20 | Suzuka Circuit | P10 | +46 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | ▸Formula 1 | Footwork | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P25 | +27 | 5,139 |
| 1990 | ▸Formula 1 | Arrows | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | P16 | +488 | 5,112 |
| 1989 | ▸Formula 1 | Dallara | 14 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 4 | P16 | +336 | 4,624 |
| 1988 | ▸Formula 1 | Dallara | 14 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | P18 | +34 | 4,288 |
| 1987 | ▸Formula 1 | Osella | 14 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | P22 | −592 | 4,254 |
| 1986 | ▸Formula 1 | Osella | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P20 | +46 | 4,846 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇧🇷 Ayrton Senna | 5,691 | 23 | 1 | 22 | 4% |
| 🇫🇷 Alain Prost | 6,204 | 18 | 0 | 18 | 0% |
| 🇧🇷 Nelson Piquet | 5,153 | 17 | 0 | 17 | 0% |
| 🇧🇪 Thierry Boutsen | 4,852 | 16 | 1 | 15 | 6% |
| 🇦🇹 Gerhard Berger | 5,635 | 15 | 2 | 13 | 13% |
| 🇮🇹 Riccardo Patrese | 5,627 | 15 | 1 | 14 | 7% |
| 🇮🇹 Alessandro Nannini | 5,187 | 12 | 2 | 10 | 17% |
| 🇬🇧 Derek Warwick | 4,993 | 12 | 2 | 10 | 17% |
| 🇮🇹 Michele Alboreto | 4,733 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 42% |
| 🇮🇹 Stefano Modena | 4,529 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 55% |
Alex Caffi is an Italian racing driver who competed in Formula 1 from 1986 to 1991, accumulating 56 starts without a win or podium finish. He raced primarily for Footwork, a team that fielded six drivers across its history and never recorded a race win. Caffi's average finishing position across classified starts was ninth, placing him in a middling position within the grids he inhabited.[1]
Throughout his six seasons in the sport, Caffi faced a consistent calibre of opposition that included multiple world champions. He raced against Ayrton Senna in 23 encounters, finishing ahead only once; against five-time champion Alain Prost across 18 races without a single victory; and against Nelson Piquet, a three-time champion and Platinum-graded driver, across 17 races also without finishing ahead. His head-to-head records against established front-runners such as Gerhard Berger, Riccardo Patrese and Thierry Boutsen followed the same pattern of consistent underperformance. Isolated instances demonstrate his occasional competitiveness; he finished ahead of two-time champion Mika Häkkinen once, of 1988 world champion Ayrton Senna once, and of 1992 world champion Nigel Mansell once. These were exceptions to a career dominated by drivers of significantly higher standing.[2]
Caffi's competitive level placed him at the lower end of Formula 1 grids, and he has since moved into motorsport management roles, with recent activity showing involvement in driving academies and race team operations.